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is his lifelong love affair with the breed . “ Farm with what you love .” Simple as that . According to Ting , the Brahman ’ s greatest benefit is its cross-breeding ability , as it complements other breeds .
“ We recently had our bull sale here on the farm . We offered 55 bulls and sold 45 . Most of them go to cross-breeding programs with Hereford and Simmental and the like .”
The economy being what is , many commercial farmers decided to keep their older bulls for another year . And Ting will easily sell the 10 remaining bulls off the farm .
Ting runs 400 stud cows of which one-third is red and the rest grey . These two groups come from two different gene pools which were created about 80 years ago in the USA and were imported to South Africa 70 years ago .
Historically , the Reds were a lot taller and flatter animals .
“ Over the years we have managed to bring their size down and make them beefier . The cows are now more fertile and have much better mothering abilities . And as soon as you cross-breed Brahmans with a Taurus-type of cow [ Angus , Hereford , Simmental and the like ], that
3 . Tatum and Olivia Braithwaite ( Huntley was herding outside ) are grooming young Brahmans to get them ready for shows .
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